Quote (bogie160 @ 8 Feb 2023 23:22)
International agreements are scraps of paper without an enforcement mechanism.
Cool, so now you know why the free world has no other choice than helping Ukraine till victory.
Quote (bogie160 @ 8 Feb 2023 23:22)
Why don't you articulate what measures the West would take to counter the use of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Nuke Russia? Supply Ukraine with nukes? Mobilize?
Negative consequence of the use of such weapons would certainly outweigh any military benefits considering the low density of fighters / the size of Ukraine.
This would cement Putin as the aggressor and blacklist Russia's economy to incredible levels. It would make Russia a permanent pariah country (till Putin is out).
In the same way than the "scraps of paper", this would give no other choice than to continue to help Ukraine, Double, triple the assistance: up to trigger a super massive conventional response from NATO.
It all depends of Putin & Russia nuclear agression scale here. I know that french nuclear submarines are in alert mode and ready to glass it eventually. UK & US are more than certainly the same.